La Cattolica di Stilo in Calabria, La conoscenza interdisciplinare per la valorizzazione e la promozione del monumento

Interdisciplinary knowledge for the enhancement and promotion of the monument The Cattolica of Stilo is the most important example of Byzantine-era religious architecture in Calabria and one of the most valuable in Europe. Its strong architectural identity is due to the harmony of its plano-volumetric conformation and to an aesthetic aspect that stands out even more in relation to its location in a suggestive territorial context. The paper describes a cognitive process relating to the monumental building divided into three phases, aimed at bringing out significant elements from a historical, architectural and building material point of view. The interdisciplinary dimension of the investigation was enriched through laboratory tests aimed at the chemical characterization of a representative sample that allowed to obtain original information on the constitutive bricks. As a whole, interesting elements of knowledge arise, also useful in order to outline possible enhancement and fruition strategies, which are proposed in the last chapter.